These exam venues are in the Melbourne metropolitan area and easily accessible by public transport.

If you must travel between the two venues using public transport, plan ahead and allow plenty of time. It’s possible to have two exams scheduled in two different exam venues within the same 24hr period (note: this is not considered a timetable clash).

Hawthorn Online students based outside Melbourne

If you are a Hawthorn Online student who lives more than 150 kilometres from Melbourne, your exams will be held at a venue close to your permanent address. Check your email in Week 8 for your exam timetable and venue information.

Getting there

By train (recommended) – Take any train going to Southern Cross Railway Station. Etihad Stadium is a 10-minute walk across the Bourke Street footbridge.

By tram – Trams from La Trobe Street and Harbour Esplanade or trams stopping in the CBD on Spencer Street, Bourke Street or Collins Street are a short walk to Etihad Stadium.

By car – Etihad Stadium can be accessed via the Bourke Street Extension (car parks A and B) or Wurundjeri Way (car parks D and E). Parking at the venue can be limited depending on scheduled events, so arrive early. You will be charged standard parking rates.

You may be entitled to early-bird parking tickets at Etihad. See the Exam Venue Supervisor for more information.

Etihad Stadium is wheelchair accessible.

Hawthorn campus

The Swinburne Hawthorn campus is located at John Street Hawthorn.

The following exams are always held at Swinburne University's Hawthorn campus:

Getting there

By train (recommended) – take any train from Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD that stops at Glenferrie Station, which is at the Hawthorn campus. Do NOT get off the train at Hawthorn Station!

By tram – The number 16 Melbourne University to Kew via St Kilda Beach tram travels along Glenferrie Rd to the Hawthorn campus from the CBD. The Hawthorn campus is a five-minute walk away. The 109 tram and other trams travelling along Dandenong Rd also connect with route 16 trams.

By bus – Bus number 624 travels along Auburn Rd to Burwood Rd, which is a 10-minute walk from the Hawthorn campus.